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-Hi. I'm Emily Myers.
I'm running for Seattle City Council in District 4.
I'm a Parkinson's researcher at the
University of Washington and an
executive board member in my union
of over 5,000 academic student employees,
UAW 4121.
I'm also a renter in the "U" District.
I'm running for city council
because we need a leader
who will use data and facts
to make decisions and deliver results.
I'm a scientist. It's what I do.
I have a plan to make childcare more affordable
for all families by making it easier for people
to open high-quality childcare centers,
getting big business to chip in
and help working families,
and by supporting childcare workers
to get the training they need.
I have a plan to reduce homelessness
in our region and protect the health and safety
of all people in Seattle.
I will focus our city's spending
on evidence-based policies
that are both humane, cost-effective,
and preserve the dignity of people
experiencing homelessness.
I have a plan to make neighborhoods more inclusive
to people of all incomes
and increase housing affordability.
We must allow housing options like duplexes
and triplexes citywide,
and we must build public housing with progressive revenue
raised by asking big businesses
with enough money to pay their CEOs $1 million a year
to pay their fair share so that workers
can live in this city.
I have a plan to make Seattle resilient
to our changing climate and truly be a climate leader.
Let's complete our transit plans that focus
on reducing carbon emissions,
improve east-west bus routes,
and build green infrastructure
to connect our neighborhoods.
Let's make green leases the standard
and create new, climate-friendly living wage jobs
for Seattleites.
Whether we're facing down a climate crisis,
a homelessness crisis,
or housing and childcare affordability crisis,
I'm the scientist and leader with the data
and the solutions to get things done.
Vote for Emily Myers on August 6th.